A Pittsburgh woman was surprised and confused when she got what looked like a diamond ring in the mail.
“I opened it and it was this wonderful gem and I thought, ‘I didn’t order this,’” Mary O’Toole said. “Anybody could fall for this. From a 20-year-old to a 90-year-old.”
O’Toole says the package had a USPS bar code on it along with her name and address and that it came from “Cody Polk” in California.
But the ring was fake, and it’s part of a nationwide scam.
When she opened it up, there was what appeared to be a diamond ring inside along with a card giving information about the company and another card with a QR code for her to scan.
“The card that’s in there tells you to please register your precious gem,” O’Toole added.
O’Toole, who rarely shops online, says her instincts told her something was off.
“I didn’t know what to think. I still don’t cause I can’t imagine somebody’s going to mail you a ring that looks fairly nice…for nothing. I thought maybe it went to the wrong house,” O’Toole explained.